Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne is located in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It has 75 communes.^[2] Its population is 425,495 (2021), and its area is 1,057.5 km² (408.3 sq mi).^[3]

Saint-Étienne
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
No. of communes	75
Prefecture	Saint-Étienne
Area	1,057.5 km2 (408.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	427,009
• Density	404/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
INSEE code	423

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Andrézieux-Bouthéon (42005)
2. Le Bessat (42017)
3. Bessey (42018)
4. Bourg-Argental (42023)
5. Burdignes (42028)
6. Çaloire (42031)
7. Cellieu (42032)
8. Chagnon (42036)
9. Le Chambon-Feugerolles (42044)
10. La Chapelle-Villars (42051)
11. Châteauneuf (42053)
12. Chavanay (42056)
13. Chuyer (42064)
14. Colombier (42067)
15. Dargoire (42083)
16. Doizieux (42085)
17. L'Étrat (42092)
18. Farnay (42093)
19. Firminy (42095)
20. Fontanès (42096)
21. La Fouillouse (42097)
22. Fraisses (42099)
23. Genilac (42225)
24. Graix (42101)
25. La Grand-Croix (42103)
26. L'Horme (42110)
27. Jonzieux (42115)
28. Lorette (42123)
29. Lupé (42124)
30. Maclas (42129)
31. Malleval (42132)
32. Marcenod (42133)
33. Marlhes (42139)
34. Pavezin (42167)
35. Pélussin (42168)
36. Planfoy (42172)
37. La Ricamarie (42183)
38. Rive-de-Gier (42186)
39. Roche-la-Molière (42189)
40. Roisey (42191)
41. Saint-Appolinard (42201)
42. Saint-Chamond (42207)
43. Saint-Christo-en-Jarez (42208)
44. Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (42210)
45. Saint-Étienne (42218)
46. Saint-Genest-Lerpt (42223)
47. Saint-Genest-Malifaux (42224)
48. Saint-Héand (42234)
49. Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds (42237)
50. Saint-Joseph (42242)
51. Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette (42246)
52. Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (42259)
53. Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône (42265)
54. Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon (42270)
55. Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (42271)
56. Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf (42272)
57. Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (42275)
58. Saint-Régis-du-Coin (42280)
59. Saint-Romain-en-Jarez (42283)
60. Saint-Romain-les-Atheux (42286)
61. Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue (42287)
62. Sorbiers (42302)
63. La Talaudière (42305)
64. Tarentaise (42306)
65. Tartaras (42307)
66. La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (42308)
67. Thélis-la-Combe (42310)
68. La Tour-en-Jarez (42311)
69. Unieux (42316)
70. La Valla-en-Gier (42322)
71. Valfleury (42320)
72. Véranne (42326)
73. Vérin (42327)
74. La Versanne (42329)
75. Villars (42330)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne was created in 1800.^[4] In January 2017 it gained the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon from the arrondissement of Montbrison.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Bourg-Argental
2. Firminy
3. La Grand-Croix
4. Le Chambon-Feugerolles
5. Pélussin
6. Rive-de-Gier
7. Saint-Chamond-Nord
8. Saint-Chamond-Sud
9. Saint-Étienne-Nord-Est-1
10. Saint-Étienne-Nord-Est-2
11. Saint-Étienne-Nord-Ouest-1
12. Saint-Étienne-Nord-Ouest-2
13. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-1
14. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-2
15. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-3
16. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Ouest-1
17. Saint-Étienne-Sud-Ouest-2
18. Saint-Genest-Malifaux
19. Saint-Héand